Bedclothes-fasteners.



E. L. KLLlTEY.V BEDCLOTHBS IFASTENERt APPLIOATION FILED MAY s, 1908.

Patented Mal". 2, i909.

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To all whom Afnfwfj concern.'

' it known that I, ELLEN-L. Kemer, e.

of the United States, residing. et inieid, 'in the county oi Litciieid and tte of tilonnecticut, have invented eertei-. new and useiui improvements in Bedciotii Fasteners, of Whioh the 'following is :i specilicstion reference beingJ had to the accompanying drewings My invention relates to"im rovenients in. hed ciothes fasteners, end its o ijeot is to provide e simple end iirzicticsl deviee oi this eiiorseter which may be readily applic-:dv to the 'foot piece or 'other port of the bed to ieetively lioid the bed clothes /or covering thereon.

vfith the above end other objeets in view, the invention consists of the novel tentures of construction and the combinstion end nrrengement oi' ports hereinafter fully described end cleimed, ond illustrated in the sccompsnying drawings, in which- Figure i is :i plain vienv oi i portion oi bed 'showing my improved bed clothes fastener :ipnlied thereto; Fig. 2 is s detnii vertirni seetion teken' on the piene indicated by the "iine 2-2 in il l, and Figs. 3, 4, :ind :ire eniorged detail pien, side, :ind end views of' one end of the device.

My invention comprises e bodyinen-iber or ber 'i provided with e ciemping device to engege the bed clothes and with clamps 2 or eqniveient ineens for securing it to the bedstes. i. As illustrated, the clamps 2 ere sdsjted to enga-ge the two corner posts oi' the "foot pieoe oi n metal bed, one being arranged et of the body i, which ietter is in the form oi e. flot bnr or pie-te. Esch oi the ciernes 2 hos e. body or hinge member 3 to wliieh :tre pivotcd two clamping jews fi oriented to receive'the bed post between them. The body portions of the jews' 4 ntre o semi-enculer 'torni end moy oe lined with 1ieit or the like to prevent s. brass or enamel The inner ends of they jew members 4 fire reduced end bent to 'term pivot eyes which are arranged between "oivot eyes formed on the member or piste 3 ny recessing its opposite edges and then bending theremeining portions of seid edges to provide pivot eyes. Pivot rods 5 poss through the elined pivot eyes on the jew members end the member or plete 3 and have their upper ends bent st right angles :ind riveted or otherwise secured in the body bei i to support the letter. The free ends of the 3 e or the rod eY le e serrwv's il sr- .needed opens the body bei' i ond provined et their lower ends with ringer pieces i2. riie upper enne oi' sind screws beer against the clamping e it) end, it desired, may be swiveled .Jg vwl. v eiilet.

The use oi' the 'invention Wi ii be reediiy seen upon reference to i? i n 2 inf which the ci `in 2 sie shown applied to the eorner rwstsoi the fooi. und. the bed eiothes in A" between bnr oi the clamping end the slidsfble eieinping per l0. 'ifhiie this is the prnerreii oi epply- 'invention it xviii be under- The device may be iiedsteeri and may be reedremoved troni. one edusted the ends oi the bed clothing. #n end oescriberiin detail 'ment otiny invention i t i do not iimit inyseii fion set forth end that J.ie iorin, proportion and 'ei'.ort d to without dert or secricing any of invention.

j invention what i. 1 sstener eomprisinfyl o hereon for securing bed post eigeging clamp ,j s ber end compris ingn angular Givet end to the body bin, e hinged piste or membetween pivot rods, swinging jew members stteehed to ie hinged member or plete by seid pivot oV 1s :mit e. ciemping serew Vfor uniting` seid. ew members.

A bed elothes iestener comprising a.

.ifvice' may ber otherwise erf bed clothes between it and the central orslidable upon .the ends of said rod, screws arbody bar, a rod of U-forrn having its parallel ends secured to said bar, said rod forming a bedclothes engaging frame, a clamping bar tion of said rod, two screws aran e in threaded openings formed in the boy bai adjacent to its ends, said screws being adapted to actuate the clamping bar, and hinged bed post engaging clampsI each clam being openings in the body and having provided with two offset attaching ro s fixed to the body bar adjacent to its ends. l

4. A bed ,clothes fastener comprising a straight body bar having threaded openings adjacent its ends, a rod of U-forrn hayii parallel depending endsy secured to thr the body bar, said rod forming a bed engaging frame, a lat clamping l tured at its ends to slidably receive of said rod and adapted to clam clothes between it and the centray said rod,A two screws arranged in tl y r upper ends bearing against the bottmn ei 'theJW clamping bar and their lower formedy with finger pieces, bedrpost eng and offset attaching-rods clamps and said body bar.

In testimony whereof I hereun signature in 'the presence of two 'Witnesses GARRETT Roenes,

JOHN T. Horseman, 

